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We’ve Been Around,
We’ll Be Around,

You Can Count On Us.

For 88 years, Volunteers of America, Dakotas has been serving those who need us the most. Troubled youth, families without childcare, those struggling against addiction, and the adolescent who can’t return home, can all turn to our supportive and empowering programs.  We work with the most vulnerable people in the Dakotas helping them rebuild whole lives, reach their potential and become productive members of our communities. We focus on bringing higher levels of care and safety through safe, nurturing environments where individuals and families become healthy and self-sufficient.

Our Mission:
Volunteers of America, Dakotas is a nonprofit, spiritually-based organization that reaches out to empower people of all ages to become healthier, self-sufficient, productive members of their communities.

Phone Number:
605-334-1414 or 1-800-365-8336


  Volunteers of America, Dakotas is pleased to announce the receipt of five year accreditation by the Council on Accreditation for all agency programs and services.

The three year process of completing this accreditation has resulted in the following benefits to the community and the agency:

 

Improved service delivery that results in

  • Reduced caseloads
  • Increased emphasis on employee credentials
  • Reduced supervisor to employee ratios allowing more supervision of front line staff

Improved internal processes to

  • Evaluate employee performance
  • Identify problem areas within the organization and make necessary changes
  • Effectively manage risk through established procedures for adverse situations

Improved employee morale through

  • More employee investment in the transforming the organizational culture
  • Reduced staff turnover and related costs of retraining

Recognition from Governments, Foundations and Grant Makers which may

  • Provide monetary incentives for re-accreditation or reimbursement for services
  • Provide regulatory relief
  • Fulfill mandates

   
 
Federal Campaign
No. 7022
 


 

 


Children, Youth & Families
Childcare Centers
Bowden Youth Center
Community Resource Program
Community Service & Check-in
Even Start Family Literacy
Family Link
Foster Care
Group Care
New Start for Adolescents
New Start for Women
Psychiatric Residential Treatment
Talk It Out Teen Line
West Farm
Youth Link/Kids Campus
Mental Health
Circle of Parents
LifeMarks Counseling
Employment, Training & Disability
Family Support
Floyd Career Learning Center
Thrift Store
Vocational Training
West Oak Programs
Housing & Homeless
24 Hour Crisis Line
Family Crisis Intervention
HIV Prevention
Independent Living Preparation
Street Outreach
Runaway & Homeless Youth
Rapid City Services
Community Enhancement
Highway Safety
Tobacco Prevention
Don't Tell My Parents
Substance Abuse & Prevention
Heisler Chemical Dependency
New Start
Prime for Life
Southeast Prevention Resource